[mythtv-users] Feature request: Detect existence of closed captioning

Anthony Giggins seven at seven.dorksville.net
Mon Jul 19 01:26:35 UTC 2010


> 0.23 detects recordings' format so themes can identify them as 720p or
> 1080i. Can this sort of functionality be extended?
>
> For example, HD-PVR recordings currently don't have closed captions
> regardless of what the SchedulesDirect listings data says, so the "CC"
> icon that themes display isn't accurate in such cases. Can the
> existence of ATSC or VBI (or the European teletext captions) be
> detected during recording and the metadata adjusted accordingly? Some
> of this functionality must exist within MythTV already, as
> mythfrontend's OSD only displays "Select ATSC CC" if ATSC captions
> exist. (The OSD menu displays "Select VBI CC" regardless of whether
> such captions exist, which I suppose is reporting a longstanding bug
> rather than a feature.)
>
> --
> Yeechang Lee <ylee at pobox.com> | San Francisco

Wasn't Closed Captions detection also suggested as a Commflagging
detection mechanism?

Cheers,

Anthony




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